Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM3 GA-HC-TOWN PLANNING
* HC strikes down section of Goa Town and Country Planning Act, calls it private interest-driven
Panaji: The Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has struck down a section of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1974, that allowed the creation of zones within zones, holding that it was concerned with private land owners’ interests. *
BOM6 MH-JAYANT PATIL-SHIRSAT
* There will be earthquake in NCP (SP), Jayant Patil to join NCP: Sena minister
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat has claimed that senior NCP (SP) politician Jayant Patil would leave Sharad Pawar’s party and cross over to the Ajit Pawar-led NCP. *
BOM9 GJ-FIRE
* Three killed, one injured in fire at residential tower in Rajkot city; 40 rescued
Rajkot: Three persons were killed and one was injured after a massive fire broke out in a 12-storey residential building in Gujarat’s Rajkot city on Friday morning, officials said. *
BOM10 MH-RAUT-BJP
* BJP rule in Maharashtra worse than Aurangzeb’s time: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday called the BJP rule in Maharashtra worse than that of Aurangzeb and claimed that farmers were dying because of the saffron party. *
BES4 MH-TRAIN-TRUCK-ACCIDENT
* Amravati Express hits truck in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district; no injuries
Mumbai: A speeding truck that crashed into a level-crossing gate and got stuck on railway tracks was hit by an express train in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Friday morning, officials said. *
